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OFFICE.

HAND PRINTING-STAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 19,881, dated April 6, 1.858'.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN B. STAN- ToN, `of the city and county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Hand- Stamps as They are Used for Stamping Cards,Envelops, and the Like; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and eXact description of my said improvement, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, making a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the arrangement and operationofthe printing die, it being so constructed as to move readily from theinking pad, to the printing pad, which are both placed in line upon abase of cast iron or any other suitable material, and the printing diemoving from one to the other in a straight line. To accomplish thismovement, the stamping rod to which the die is attached passes fr'eelythrough a spool having a square form, which slides freely backward andforward between two guides and upon a plane bed arranged for thatpurpose, upon a stationary arm over the inking and printing pads.

The sliding spool is indicated by the letters A A, Figure l of thedrawings, and the stamping rod by the letter B in the same figure. Inthe same figure C is theinking pad and D the printing pad. E is the die.F is a catch which is designed to be operated by the hand or by a springor in any other manner desirable, and is for the purpose of holding thedie in position directly over the inking pad, C. (G,) is a spiral springattached to the spool, A, and the end of the stationary arm, and is for`the purpose of moving the die forward to its position over the printingpad, D. H is a spiral spring through which the stamping rod B passesabove the spool, A, by which the die E is thrown up after making theimpression. The action of this spiral spring H also serves to let go thecatch, F, and when so let go, the die is drawn forward from the ink padto the printing pad by the spring, G. Fig. l then is a perspective viewof the stamp with its several parts indicated by the diiferent lettersabove referred to.

I am aware that hand stamps for printing have long been made with amovable die for the purpose of first being brought in contact with theinking pad and then with the printing pad. I do not claim such movabledie. But- I do claiml. Moving t-he die from the inking pad to theprinting pad and backward by means of the spool (A A) through which the4stamping rod passes, operating in a straightline between parallelguides, arranged for that purpose upon a stationary arm over the inkingand printing pads.

2. I also claim in combination with the sliding spool A A, the catch F,when arranged and operated in the manner and for the purpose specified.

BENJAMIN B. STANTON.

Witnesses:

WM. BENNETT, PETER BRENNEsHoLT.

